Thread: Autonomous Planning
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Unread 08-04-2010, 17:23
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Re: Autonomous Planning
The FMS could, in theory, be programmed to allow robots access to the current score. Just an idea, or a camera on the Operator console could be pointed at the screen, and then its just a contrast function to analyze the numbers for scoring.

IMO, Knowing where you robot is would be big. The camera could use contrast to determine what an object is, where it begins and ends, and where its going. A ball against the backdrop of the field is very noticeable, so a virtual representation could be built from it. This would be essential to any long-term planning, i.e. more than 10 seconds, or any decent strategy.